shutter

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

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noun a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
noun a hinged blind for a window
verb close with shutters

From shut + -er. Compare shuttle.

Everywhere silence, and shuttered windows. — The Secret Adversary, Agatha Christie
She had retreated to Enslee's stronghold and shuttered herself in. — What Will People Say? A Novel, Rupert Hughes
It was black as pitch, for the windows were heavily shuttered. — The Thirty-Nine Steps, John Buchan

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